{"id":2668,"date":"2015-07-28T12:53:59","date_gmt":"2015-07-28T12:53:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/canal-living-the-pros-and-cons-of-living-on-the-water\/"},"modified":"2018-02-20T10:45:37","modified_gmt":"2018-02-20T10:45:37","slug":"canal-living-the-pros-and-cons-of-living-on-the-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/canal-living-the-pros-and-cons-of-living-on-the-water\/","title":{"rendered":"Canal Living &#8211; The Pros and Cons of Living On The Water"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- SEO Ultimate Plus (https:\/\/seoultimateplus.com) - Code Inserter module -->\n<script async>(function(s,u,m,o,j,v){j=u.createElement(m);v=u.getElementsByTagName(m)[0];j.async=1;j.src=o;j.dataset.sumoSiteId='b68b392479b5981b8acf46565e9fe32a0734fc21a1f7c1e60121eaa6ca1a1c64';v.parentNode.insertBefore(j,v)})(window,document,'script','\/\/load.sumo.com\/');<\/script>\n<!-- \/SEO Ultimate Plus -->\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><img src=\"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/London\/files\/2009\/10\/AJP_2421.jpg\" alt=\"\" align=\"none\" \/><\/div>\n<div><span size=\"1\" style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">image source: http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/London\/destinations\/regents-canal-waterways<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\">Pros:<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Less Pollution &#8211; Live aboard communities are often rather green, and with a limited supply of water and electricity who wouldn&#8217;t be? So if you&#8217;ve already got a sharp eye for those meters ticking over the boat life could be for you. \u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div><span size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Its good for your health &#8211; \u00a0Moving water actually gives off negative ions, which can be beneficial to your health by actually helping to increase the flow of oxygen to the brain to help combat drowsiness, depression and stress.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div><span size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Houseboats hold their <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Value (economics)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/value-economics\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/value_economics;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.0bhr4z;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Value_(economics)\" >value<\/a> &#8211; Unlike brink and mortar houses, houseboats are less prone to be affected by the price rises and falls of the <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Real estate economics\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/real-estate-economics\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/real_estate_economics;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.04t2q1;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Real_estate_economics\" >housing market<\/a>, giving you a little bit of stability to your life, well in <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Contractual term\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/contractual-term\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/contractual_term;http:\/\/yago-knowledge.org\/resource\/Contractual_term;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.02rfhkx;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Contractual_term\" >terms<\/a> of the financial <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Market (economics)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/market-economics\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/market_economics;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Market_(economics)\" >market<\/a> that is.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div><span size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Moving Around &#8211; If you&#8217;re not tied down with a job and love to see new places just unhitch those mooring ropes and drift yourself down the river for that scenic bohemian life.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div><span size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><img src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/5\/4059\/5166401891_e29cdd698a_z.jpg\" alt=\"\" align=\"none\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: x-small;\">\n<p><!-- [if gte mso 9]&gt; 0 0 1 21 123 Property Data MEdia LLP 1 1 143 14.0 &lt;![endif]--><!-- [if gte mso 9]&gt; Normal 0 false false false EN-GB JA X-NONE &lt;![endif]--><!-- [if gte mso 9]&gt; &lt;![endif]--><!-- [if gte mso 10]&gt; \/* Style Definitions *\/table.MsoNormalTable{mso-style-name:\"Table Normal\";mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;mso-tstyle-colband-size:0;mso-style-noshow:yes;mso-style-priority:99;mso-style-parent:\"\";mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;mso-para-margin:0cm;mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-pagination:widow-orphan;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";}&lt;![endif]--><!--StartFragment--><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraph\" style=\"margin-left: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: Cambria;\">image source: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rogersg\/5166401891\/\"><span style=\"font-family: Cambria;\">https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rogersg\/5166401891\/<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Cambria;\"> &#8211; George Rex<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--EndFragment--><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><\/div>\n<div><span size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\">Cons:<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Water Supply &#8211; It might seem a bit ironic, but when living in a houseboat you rely (if not connected to the mains) almost solely on water from your own tank, and thats a finite amount. So you&#8217;ll be counting those flushes until its time to stock up again.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div><span size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Electrics Similar to your water supply, unless you&#8217;re in a fixed position and attached to the mains then you may be subject to power shortages and inefficient lines, that is unless you&#8217;ve got some nifty little solar panels on your roof to help you.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div><span size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\">There is an ever present flood risk &#8211; \u00a0although you would expect a boat to just rise above it (excuse the pun) rapidly rising water levels and fast currents can damage moorings and it can all get a bit Noah&#8217;s Ark pretty quickly.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div><span size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Car Parking &#8211; Unless you have a permanent residential mooring location then parking your car might prove a little tricky, but hey if you&#8217;re a keen cyclist then the world is your oyster!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div><span size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Mooring fees &#8211; Just like paying rent you need to pay a mooring fee if you want to park up your boat.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div><span size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Licensing\u00a0and The Boat Safety Scheme &#8211; Just like car insurance a boat also needs to be\u00a0licensed\u00a0and undergo a BSS\u00a0(the\u00a0boating version of an MOT) to be able to cruise the waterways. \u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div><span size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Not such a great idea if you&#8217;re prone to motion\/sea sickness &#8211; \u00a0I think this one is fairly self-explanatory.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; image source: http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/London\/destinations\/regents-canal-waterways \u00a0 Pros: \u00a0 \u00a0 Less Pollution &#8211; Live aboard communities are often rather green, and with a limited supply of water and electricity who wouldn&#8217;t be? 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